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PROCLAMATION <br />ARBOR DAY - TREE CITY USA <br />WHEREAS, In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture <br />that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and <br />WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of <br />more than a million trees in Nebraska, and <br />WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and <br />WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut <br />heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce <br />life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife, and <br />WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel <br />for our fires and countless other wood products, and <br />WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of <br />business areas, and beautify our community. <br />NOW THEREFORE, I, Rob Rafferty, Mayor of the City of Lino Lakes, do hereby proclaim <br />May 24th, 2022 as Arbor Day in the City of Lino Lakes and the month of May, 2022 as Arbor <br />Month. <br />Dated the 23rd day of May, 2022 <br />Rob Rafferty, Mayor <br />Attest: Julianne Bartell, City Clerk <br />